Home / 232,723.40-349,085.10-83,132.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 232,723.40, 349,085.10 and 83,132.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 232,723.40, 349,085.10 and 83,132.60 is: 124,698.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    232,723.40 : 349,085.10 = 83,132.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    232,723.40/349,085.10 = 83,132.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    232,723.40x = 349,085.10 × 83,132.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    232,723.40x = 29,020,351,984.26
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 29,020,351,984.26/232,723.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 124,698.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.